Despite denial by the WTS of any 1975 Armageddon predictions zealous JW's did believe it, openly talked about it, and some even sold houses & belongings in anticipation of it. Do you have or know of any good 1975 stories?
Here's mine.........I was a freshman in college and had quit attending the KH back in HS. I remember all the built up talk about "will you be alive after 1975" and other catch phrases. Most JW's believed it hook, line & sinker. Since I wasn't raised a JW....I just wanted out.
Fast forward to October 1975. I'm reading the newspaper and an article says JW's predict the end of the world will happen on such-n-such day October 1975. It was 2 weeks away! I had no contact with any JW's, so really didn't know what was going on. I actually believed the article to be true and had a sick feeling in my stomach. The next 2 weeks it was like I was a dead man walking on death row. Thought there might still be a chance it could be wrong, but still was pretty nervous about it.
The predicted end of the world day in Oct 1975 arrives and I'm scared shitless! It's a beautiful warm, sunny day, but just in case the end doesn't come I go to classes anyway. However, my mind is on the end coming and I can't think about anything else. After classes it is still a beautiful day and I head home quick as possible. At home other family members are making plans to go out and do things. I never did tell them what I read about TODAY being the end of the world. I start talking about why don't we all just stay home today and be together. They start asking me why I am acting so weird, but I wouldn't tell them we were probably going to die any second now and I just wanted us to die together.
Shortly thereafter, I hear a loud noise outside so I rush out on the porch and in my mind IT IS THE END OF THE WORLD! The sound was a garbage can flying down the street because of high wind gusts. The sky had turned pitch black and it started raining marble sized hail. It was probably the most scared I ever been, because I thought the JW's were right and I had missed my chance to survive Armageddon. Kept thinking any second an angel was going to smite me with a sword.
After a few mintues the weather calmed down and turned nice again. More time went by and the predicted JW end of the world day did not happen. I survived an Armageddon that was in my mind.
A few years later, I did return to the JW's as a young family man, because I still held some belief that it was the true Christian religion and I wanted life for my family. Became very zealous and moved up in the org. Eventually....seen the fallacy, became disillusioned, and left 15 yrs ago never to look back.
What's your 1975 story?
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